{"id":187823,"date":"2026-03-11T22:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187823\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:06:07","slug":"rosser-lakes-preserve-in-port-st-lucie-offers-fishing-walking-biking-trails-for-outdoor-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187823\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosser Lakes Preserve in Port St. Lucie offers fishing, walking, biking trails for outdoor enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">A new nature preserve, called <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/protecting-paradise\/port-st-lucie-preserves-105-acres-for-future-generations-in-2-5-million-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rosser Lakes<\/a>, opened this week in Port St. Lucie. It&#8217;s the first property acquired in the city&#8217;s Naturally PSL Land Bank \u2014 a new initiative to purchase land to conserve and protect it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpsl.com\/Government\/Your-City-Government\/Departments\/Parks-Recreation\/Parks\/Rosser-Lakes-Preserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rosser Lakes Preserve<\/a> is located right off Southwest Rosser Boulevard, east of Interstate 95. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WATCH BELOW: New nature preserve opens in Port St. Lucie<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The park comprises 105 acres of walking and biking trails and two lakes for recreation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scott Samples with the City of Port St. Lucie said about 72 percent of the city&#8217;s developable land is already being built. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To protect more of it, the city created a land bank and already has 273 acres for conservation, including Rosser Lakes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In addition, the city also created a community trust to help with fundraising efforts to acquire new land. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&#8220;This is a result directly of us talking to residents and asking them what they wanted, and this is the fulfillment of that,\u201d said Samples. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">WPTV Port St Lucie reporter Tyler Hatfield spent Wednesday listening to neighbors using the park. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Glen Sabat, a Port St Lucie resident, spent the morning fishing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sabat said he&#8217;s excited that the city is protecting land from more development. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&#8220;It&#8217;s what Florida&#8217;s about. Everyone moves here away from the cities to get to something like this, and we don&#8217;t want it to go away,&#8221; Sabat said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">RELATED STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Protecting Paradise<\/p>\n<p>New 13-acre preserve opens in this Treasure Coast city<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Protecting Paradise<\/p>\n<p>City preserves 105 acres for future generations in $2.5M deal<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new nature preserve, called Rosser Lakes, opened this week in Port St. Lucie. 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